Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 2.0 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.14
|
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.19
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.27
|
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.53
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD38.85
|
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.85
|
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.14
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.49
|
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.28
|
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.66
|
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.87
|
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.43
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.57
|
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
Morocco
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.04
|
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD150.84
|
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD234,377.69
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD57.86
|
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD345.50
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,588.98
|
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,597.43
|
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD318.98
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,055.01
|
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,449.71
|
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.84
|
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD13.99
|
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.56
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD218.71
|
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.16
|
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
|
pay 22.1% less for clothing
Morocco
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD320.67
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD349.75
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD674.55
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD571.18
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
|
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